Radiator support



jaw. 22, 1929. 1,699,826

M. WITTE RADIATOR SUPPORT Filed June 18, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Jan. 22,1929. 1,699,826

M. WITTE RADIATOR SUPPORT Filed June 18, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 172M190Mei/160m WIT/b tomary arrangement, radiator have had outwardly proyectmgsup- Patented Jan. 22, 1929,.

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MEINHABIJ WITTE, F MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESQTA.

' RADIATOR liaUIE'PORT.

Application filed June 18, 1924. Serial No. 720,?32.

My invention relates to automobile radia tors and is particularlydirected to improved all as will means for supporting the same, I

The invenhereinafter more fully appear.

lion maybe appliedto automobiles and to radiators of various differentdesigns, but, as

illustrated in the drawings, it is-especially porting lugs with boltholes through which and bolt holes in the side frames, anchoring boltshave been applied. In said old or cuetomary arrangement, if the frontcross member should become brokenor spread, as frequently happens, theside frames will spread and this spreadin strain will draw outward onthe radiator side platesand distort or tear the same loose, thus verygreatly damaging the radiator and, in any event, putting the same outcfaction. I have provided an extremely simple and efficient way ofpreventing the radiator from "being damaged by brealking or spreading ofthe front cross member or side frames, and this feature is illustratedin the accompanying drawings, wherein like characters indicate likeparts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings: I

Fig. l is a front elevation showing a radiator connected to the sideframes of a Ford car, in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan View of the parts shown in Fig. 1, but with some partssectioned and with some parts removed; y

3 is a side elevation of the radiator shown in Figs. 1 and 2, but withthe side frames, front cross member and front spring removed t taken onis a fragmentary, vertical section the line ie-4- of Fig. 2, some partsbeing shown in full;

Fig. 5 is a side elevation showing one of the side plates of theradiator;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing one of the radiator-anchoringbrackets removed from the cooperating side plate shown in Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a side elevation showing the lower portion of the radiatorside plate and the anchoring bracket applied thereto;

indicated by dotted lines only.

the ordinary Ford car. die-ates theside frames, which, asshowmarechoring devices for my improved supportmg and attaching means,

Fig. 8 is an enlarged horizontalsectionon the nne 8-8 ,of F g. 7 andFig.2 1s a view correspondmgto l 'ig. TI, but in which theradiatoranchoring bracket is The numeral 10 indicates the front crossmember, which, by mit-ecplipped U-bolts ii, is rigidly secured to-.thetrontspring12, as in The numeral 13 inchanne-l bars, the front ends ofwhich are rigidly secured to the upturned ends of the cross member 10 byrivets and riveted gusset plates l t, in the customary way. lllestructure just described is that of an ordinary Ford car. Also in theordinary Ford car,

the outstanding brackets from the radiator side plates of the sideframes through perforations in the flanges of said i are anchored totheupperflanges 13 by bolts 15 passed side frames and equipped above andbelow thesaid flange with springs 16, springcaps "l7, and nuts 18.Anchoring bolts equipped as just described and which are found in theFord car, may be conveniently used as an radiator but, of course,anchoring bolts or (devices of various different types may :be employed.The :radiator comprises a core structure 19, a lower tank 20, an uppertank 21, and radiator side plates 22. So far as this invention isconcerned, the core 19 and tanks 20 and 21 may be of any suitablearrangement. The radiator side plates 22, however, involve certain novelfeatures which will now be noted.

The upper tank 21, longitudinally of the car, is much wider than thelower tank 20 and, hence, to form the best kind of connection and bracebetween the ends of the tanks, said side plates 22 are made wider attheir upper than at their lower ends, or, otherwise stated, aredownwardly tapered so that, at their lower ends, they are approximatelythe width of the lower tank 20, but at their upper ends are much widerthan said lower tank, though preferably more narrow than the said uppertank. The plates 22 have in turned flanges that overlap the side edgesof the radiator core and, at their lower and upper ends, they areprovided respectively with extended ends or ancl'ioring flanges 23 and24.. The anchoring flanges 23 are bent to fit the inclined ends of thelower tank 20 and are rigidly secured to the ends of said lower tank ion. be broken or bent or if the preferably by a so-called sweatingprocess; and to facilitate this sweating connection, said flanges 23 areformed with sweat holes 23 and 23" to receive solder, (see particularlyFigs. 5, 7 and 9). The upper anchoring flange 24 is bent to flt therounded beveled ends of the upper tank 21 and is secured theretopreferably by the sweating process; and to facilitate this process, saidflange 24 is provided with sweat holes 24? to receive solder, (seeparticularly Fig.

The anchoring lugs used in my improved radiator-supporting means arepreferably short angle iron sections 25, the vertical flanges of whichare rigidly secured to the lower end portions of the radiator sideplates 22, preferably by spot welding at various different points, suchas indicated by the dotted circles marked 26 on Fig. 9. Also, to takethe shear between these brackets and the radiator side plates, thevertical flanges of the brackets are preferably provided with laterallypressed dowel-acting bosses 27 that fit through perforations 28 in theside plates, (see particularly Figs. and 8). The outstanding horizontalflanges of the angular lugs 25 are, as a salient feature of theinvention, provided with open seats or with notches 29 that open at theouter edge of the said flanges. In this arrangement, the notchedhorizontal flanges of the anchoring lugs 25 are placed on the upperflanges of the side frames 13, the bolts 15 are passed through thenotches 29, and the upper springs 16 press the said notched flangestightly upon the upper flanges of the side frames, as best shown in Fig.4. With this arrangement, as is evident, if the front cross membershould side frames or either thereof should become loose from the endsof the said front cross member so as to permit spreading of the sideframes, the bolts would simply move outward in or out of the notches 29and the radiator side plates would thereby be relieved from such strainsas would tend to break or bend the same or to tear the same loose fromthe radiator tanks.

This construction, in actual practice, has been found highly importantfor reasons already clearly indicated.

To reinforce and stiffen the radiator side plates 22, they are providedwith long vertical laterally pressed reinforcing ribs 30 that extendfrom the upper portion nearly or quite down to the anchoring lugs 25.For the same reason, the lower ends of the side plates are furtherprovided between the reinforcing ribs with relatively short laterallypressed reinforcing-ribs 31 that extend from points below the tops ofthe lugs 25 to points considerably above the lower extren'iities of theribs 30. These ribs 31 give a good stiffening reinforcementimn'lediately above the lugs lVidening of the side plates toward theirupper ends very greatly increases the forward and rearward reinforcementbetween the lower and upper tanks 20 and 21.

hat I claim is:

A radiator side plate that is channelshaped in cross section and havingon its web dowel-acting bosses, and an angle anchoring lug havingperforations in one of its flanges into which said bosses extend forpositioning said angle on the side plate, said lug being rigidly securedto the side plate.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ME INHARD WVITTF.

